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The Varangians
In God¿s Holy Fire
Buch von Sverrir Jakobsson
Sprache: Englisch

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This book is the history of the Eastern Vikings, the Rus and the Varangians, from their earliest mentions in the narrative sources to the late medieval period, when the Eastern Vikings had become stock figures in Old Norse Romances. A comparison is made between sources emanating from different cultures, such as the Roman Empire, the Abbasid Caliphate and its successor states, the early kingdoms of the Rus and the high medieval Scandinavian kingdoms. A key element in the history of the Rus and the Varangians is the fashioning of identities and how different cultures define themselves in comparison and contrast with the other. This book offers a fresh and engaging view of these medieval sources, and a thorough reassessment of established historiographical grand narratives on Scandinavian peoples in the East.
This book is the history of the Eastern Vikings, the Rus and the Varangians, from their earliest mentions in the narrative sources to the late medieval period, when the Eastern Vikings had become stock figures in Old Norse Romances. A comparison is made between sources emanating from different cultures, such as the Roman Empire, the Abbasid Caliphate and its successor states, the early kingdoms of the Rus and the high medieval Scandinavian kingdoms. A key element in the history of the Rus and the Varangians is the fashioning of identities and how different cultures define themselves in comparison and contrast with the other. This book offers a fresh and engaging view of these medieval sources, and a thorough reassessment of established historiographical grand narratives on Scandinavian peoples in the East.
Über den Autor
Sverrir Jakobsson is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Iceland.
Zusammenfassung

Explores the history of the Eastern Vikings, the Rus and the Varangians

Compares sources from different cultures, such as the Roman Empire and the Abbasid Caliphate

Reassesses established historiographical grand narratives on Scandinavian people in the East

Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Incursion.- 2. Attack.- 3. Accommodation.- 4. Engagement.- 5. Adaptation.- 6. Adventurer.- Intermission: History becomes Legend.- 7. Armed Pilgrims.- 8. Mercenaries.- 9. Varangians in Cultural Memory.- 10. Missionaries.- 11. The Emperor in the Holy City.- 12. The End of the Line.- Conclusion: The Cultural Significance of the Varangians.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Fachbereich: Regionalgeschichte
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Reihe: New Approaches to Byzantine History and Culture
Inhalt: xviii
212 S.
10 s/w Illustr.
212 p. 10 illus.
ISBN-13: 9783030537968
ISBN-10: 303053796X
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: HC runder Rücken kaschiert
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Jakobsson, Sverrir
Auflage: 1st ed. 2020
Hersteller: Springer International Publishing
Springer International Publishing AG
New Approaches to Byzantine History and Culture
Maße: 216 x 153 x 18 mm
Von/Mit: Sverrir Jakobsson
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.10.2020
Gewicht: 0,418 kg
Artikel-ID: 118536332
Über den Autor
Sverrir Jakobsson is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Iceland.
Zusammenfassung

Explores the history of the Eastern Vikings, the Rus and the Varangians

Compares sources from different cultures, such as the Roman Empire and the Abbasid Caliphate

Reassesses established historiographical grand narratives on Scandinavian people in the East

Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Incursion.- 2. Attack.- 3. Accommodation.- 4. Engagement.- 5. Adaptation.- 6. Adventurer.- Intermission: History becomes Legend.- 7. Armed Pilgrims.- 8. Mercenaries.- 9. Varangians in Cultural Memory.- 10. Missionaries.- 11. The Emperor in the Holy City.- 12. The End of the Line.- Conclusion: The Cultural Significance of the Varangians.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Fachbereich: Regionalgeschichte
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Reihe: New Approaches to Byzantine History and Culture
Inhalt: xviii
212 S.
10 s/w Illustr.
212 p. 10 illus.
ISBN-13: 9783030537968
ISBN-10: 303053796X
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: HC runder Rücken kaschiert
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Jakobsson, Sverrir
Auflage: 1st ed. 2020
Hersteller: Springer International Publishing
Springer International Publishing AG
New Approaches to Byzantine History and Culture
Maße: 216 x 153 x 18 mm
Von/Mit: Sverrir Jakobsson
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.10.2020
Gewicht: 0,418 kg
Artikel-ID: 118536332
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